Oliver W Holmes Elem School
Oak Park, IL · Oak Park ESD 97
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
343rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 84%▲ Improving
508 N Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
(708)524-3100NCES ID 172925003065Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Oliver W Holmes Elem School 343rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 84% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 77th in 2019 to 84th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 534 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 52.6% | 46.8% | ▼ 5.8 pts | |
| Black | 23.2% | 18.2% | ▼ 5.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 11.9% | 15.2% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.5% | 14.2% | ▲ 8.7 pts | |
| Asian | 6.8% | 4.9% | ▼ 1.9 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $461K in zip 60302 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Oliver W Holmes Elem School
- #63Horace Mann Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.5 mi away63rd of 2,105
ELA 81% ▲10 · Math 84% ▲23Compare - #240William Beye Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.8 mi away240th of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲4 · Math 67% ▲6Compare - #222Whittier Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 0.8 mi away222nd of 2,105
ELA 74% ▲3 · Math 69% ▲8Compare - #333William Hatch Elem SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 1 mi away333rd of 2,105
ELA 68% ▼3 · Math 66% ▲5Compare - #45Willard Elem SchoolRiver Forest SD 90 · 1.2 mi away45th of 2,105
ELA 87% ▲16 · Math 81% ▲20Compare - #17Lincoln Elem SchoolRiver Forest SD 90 · 1.2 mi away17th of 2,105
ELA 94% ▲23 · Math 85% ▲24Compare - #1470Sayre Elem Language AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away1,470th of 2,105
ELA 37% ▼34 · Math 26% ▼35Compare - #1283Lovett Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away1,283rd of 2,105
ELA 50% ▼21 · Math 23% ▼38Compare
What school district is Oliver W Holmes Elem School in?
Oliver W Holmes Elem School is part of the Oak Park ESD 97 district in Oak Park, Illinois.
Is Oliver W Holmes Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Oliver W Holmes Elem School 343rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 84% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Oliver W Holmes Elem School?
White 47%, Black 18%, Two or more races 15%, Hispanic 14% (534 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Oliver W Holmes Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60302 is $461K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.